Nadine's English and French Corner

Nadine's English and French Corner

Being bilingual (English and French), I will offer material in both languages.
Being both a secondary school and college teacher, I will offer material created for these age groups.
Being a language lover, I will offer material created to optimize language learning and make the experience enjoyable for all.
Being a teacher, I will offer material that is easy to use in a classroom and challenging for the students.

Being bilingual (English and French), I will offer material in both languages.
Being both a secondary school and college teacher, I will offer material created for these age groups.
Being a language lover, I will offer material created to optimize language learning and make the experience enjoyable for all.
Being a teacher, I will offer material that is easy to use in a classroom and challenging for the students.

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This is a listening comprehension for the 6th episode of the first season of the Netflix series Stranger Things.
The document is already formatted, so you only have to print the needed pages and makes copies.
As always, the answer key is included.
Finally, I have also included a creative writing journal for the students to complete either at school or at home.
I have created listening comprehensions for other episodes of the series. The difficulty level of the listening comprehensions progresses as the series advances. It is therefore perfect to assess the progression of a student’s learning.
Notes from my past experiences and my applied linguistics studies if this evaluation is intended for ESL/EFL learners:
Linguistics and language acquisition studies show that active listening, such as completing a listening comprehension evaluation, benefits ESL learners much more than passive listening. It gives their listening a purpose and focuses students on trying to figure out the words and meaning.
According to language learning studies, the use of authentic material (meant for first language) provides more benefits than adapted material.
If possible, do not use subtitles when presenting a TV show or movie. My experience has shown me that students focus too much on reading the subtitles instead of trying to listen for understanding. Students may feel overwhelmed the first time but they will gain in confidence over time.

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This is a listening comprehension for the 1st episode of the Netflix series Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.
The document is already formatted so you only have to print the needed pages and makes copies. As always, the document also includes the answer key. Finally, I have also included a writing journal for the students to complete either at school or at home. It provides students with an opportunity to reinvest their understanding of the episode and of the series.
I have created listening comprehensions for other episodes of the series. The difficulty level of the listening comprehensions progresses as the series advances. It is therefore perfect to assess the progression of a student’s learning.
Notes from my past experiences and my applied linguistics studies if this evaluation is intended for ESL/EFL learners:
Linguistics and language acquisition studies show that active listening, such as completing a listening comprehension evaluation, benefits ESL learners much more than passive listening. It gives their listening a purpose and focuses students on trying to figure out the words and meaning.
According to language learning studies, the use of authentic material (meant for first language) provides more benefits than adapted material.
If possible, do not use subtitles when presenting a TV show or movie. My experience has shown me that students focus too much on reading the subtitles instead of trying to listen for understanding. Students may feel overwhelmed the first time but they will gain in confidence over time.
If there is a possibility, try to have each student watch and answer the listening comprehension individually. Provide them with a time frame as to when they must have completed the evaluation and returned it to the teacher. This way you are certain to evaluate their listening skills and not their abilities to listen and write all at once. It also helps students with learning difficulties.

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This is a listening comprehension for the 2nd episode of the Netflix series Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.
The document is already formatted so you only have to print the needed pages and makes copies. As always, the document also includes the answer key. Finally, I have also included a writing journal for the students to complete either at school or at home. It provides students with an opportunity to reinvest their understanding of the episode and of the series.
I have created listening comprehensions for other episodes of the series. The difficulty level of the listening comprehensions progresses as the series advances. It is therefore perfect to assess the progression of a student’s learning.
Notes from my past experiences and my applied linguistics studies if this evaluation is intended for ESL/EFL learners:
Linguistics and language acquisition studies show that active listening, such as completing a listening comprehension evaluation, benefits ESL learners much more than passive listening. It gives their listening a purpose and focuses students on trying to figure out the words and meaning.
According to language learning studies, the use of authentic material (meant for first language) provides more benefits than adapted material.
If possible, do not use subtitles when presenting a TV show or movie. My experience has shown me that students focus too much on reading the subtitles instead of trying to listen for understanding. Students may feel overwhelmed the first time but they will gain in confidence over time.
If there is a possibility, try to have each student watch and answer the listening comprehension individually. Provide them with a time frame as to when they must have completed the evaluation and returned it to the teacher. This way you are certain to evaluate their listening skills and not their abilities to listen and write all at once. It also helps students with learning difficulties.

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This is a listening comprehension for the 3rd episode of the Netflix series Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.
The document is already formatted so you only have to print the needed pages and makes copies. As always, the document also includes the answer key. Finally, I have also included a writing journal for the students to complete either at school or at home. It provides students with an opportunity to reinvest their understanding of the episode and of the series.
I have created listening comprehensions for other episodes of the series. The difficulty level of the listening comprehensions progresses as the series advances. It is therefore perfect to assess the progression of a student’s learning.
Notes from my past experiences and my applied linguistics studies if this evaluation is intended for ESL/EFL learners:
Linguistics and language acquisition studies show that active listening, such as completing a listening comprehension evaluation, benefits ESL learners much more than passive listening. It gives their listening a purpose and focuses students on trying to figure out the words and meaning.
According to language learning studies, the use of authentic material (meant for first language) provides more benefits than adapted material.
If possible, do not use subtitles when presenting a TV show or movie. My experience has shown me that students focus too much on reading the subtitles instead of trying to listen for understanding. Students may feel overwhelmed the first time but they will gain in confidence over time.
If there is a possibility, try to have each student watch and answer the listening comprehension individually. Provide them with a time frame as to when they must have completed the evaluation and returned it to the teacher. This way you are certain to evaluate their listening skills and not their abilities to listen and write all at once. It also helps students with learning difficulties.

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This is a listening comprehension for the 6th episode of the Netflix series Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.
The document is already formatted so you only have to print the needed pages and makes copies. As always, the document also includes the answer key. Finally, I have also included a writing journal for the students to complete either at school or at home. It provides students with an opportunity to reinvest their understanding of the episode and of the series.
I have created listening comprehensions for other episodes of the series. The difficulty level of the listening comprehensions progresses as the series advances. It is therefore perfect to assess the progression of a student’s learning.
Notes from my past experiences and my applied linguistics studies if this evaluation is intended for ESL/EFL learners:
Linguistics and language acquisition studies show that active listening, such as completing a listening comprehension evaluation, benefits ESL learners much more than passive listening. It gives their listening a purpose and focuses students on trying to figure out the words and meaning.
According to language learning studies, the use of authentic material (meant for first language) provides more benefits than adapted material.
If possible, do not use subtitles when presenting a TV show or movie. My experience has shown me that students focus too much on reading the subtitles instead of trying to listen for understanding. Students may feel overwhelmed the first time but they will gain in confidence over time.
If there is a possibility, try to have each student watch and answer the listening comprehension individually. Provide them with a time frame as to when they must have completed the evaluation and returned it to the teacher. This way you are certain to evaluate their listening skills and not their abilities to listen and write all at once. It also helps students with learning difficulties.

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This is a listening comprehension for the 4th episode of the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.
The document is already formatted so you only have to print the needed pages and makes copies. As always, the document also includes the answer key. Finally, I have also included a writing journal for the students to complete either at school or at home. It provides students with an opportunity to reinvest their understanding of the episode and of the series.
This series is excellent, and I would even dare to say better than the book as I find the characters better developed. Even though, like the book, the TV series discusses suicide, the TV series allows for additional discussions as each episode adds characters and therefore secondary storylines. This is a wonderful TV show to get the students to discuss issues related to their everyday life such as peer pressure, family unit, friendship, … Plus, it raises awareness.
I have created listening comprehensions for other episodes of the series. The difficulty level of the listening comprehensions progresses as the series advances. It is therefore perfect to assess the progression of a student’s learning.
Notes from my past experiences and my applied linguistics studies if this evaluation is intended for ESL/EFL learners:
Linguistics and language acquisition studies show that active listening, such as completing a listening comprehension evaluation, benefits ESL learners much more than passive listening. It gives their listening a purpose and focuses students on trying to figure out the words and meaning.
According to language learning studies, the use of authentic material (meant for first language) provides more benefits than adapted material.
If possible, do not use subtitles when presenting a TV show or movie. My experience has shown me that students focus too much on reading the subtitles instead of trying to listen for understanding. Students may feel overwhelmed the first time but they will gain in confidence over time.
If there is a possibility, try to have each student watch and answer the listening comprehension individually. Provide them with a time frame as to when they must have completed the evaluation and returned it to the teacher. This way you are certain to evaluate their listening skills and not their abilities to listen and write all at once. It also helps students with learning difficulties.

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A listening comprehension for the 2017 movie Darkest Hour.
This evaluation contains a short-answer section for 20 points (identify the characters and chronology), a complete the dialogues section for 20 points and a long-answer section for 40 points (20 questions).
I also included a writing journal section which can be completed in class or at home (though, it requires some research). For the writing journal, students are asked to select a person who played an important political role during the Second World War, to research this person and then, write a short text.
Total Pages: 13 pages
Answer Key: Included

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This is a listening comprehension for the 4th episode of the first season of the TV show Modern Family.
Formatting and the answer key will make your life easier. Simply print and photocopy the evaluation.
My students love this TV show and even more, they continue watching the show after we are done with our unit.
I have created listening comprehensions for other episodes of the first season of Modern Family. It is therefore perfect to assess the progression of a student’s learning. In addition, the level of difficulty progresses as the season advances. It can also help you create an entire Modern Family unit through which you can explore the different meanings of family and kinds of relationships.
Notes from my past experiences and my applied linguistics studies if this evaluation is intended for ESL/EFL learners:
Linguistics and language acquisition studies show that active listening, such as completing a listening comprehension evaluation, benefits ESL learners much more than passive listening. It gives their listening a purpose and focuses students on trying to figure out the words and meaning.
According to language learning studies, the use of authentic material (meant for first language) provides more benefits than adapted material.
If possible, do not use subtitles when presenting a TV show or movie. My experience has shown me that students focus too much on reading the subtitles instead of trying to listen for understanding. Students may feel overwhelmed the first time but they will gain in confidence over time.
If there is a possibility, try to have each student watch and answer the listening comprehension individually. Provide them with a time frame as to when they must have completed the evaluation and returned it to the teacher. This way you are certain to evaluate their listening skills and not their abilities to listen and write all at once. It also helps students with learning difficulties.
Total Pages
5 pages
Answer Key
Included

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This is a listening comprehension for the 5th episode of the first season of the TV show Modern Family.
Formatting and the answer key will make your life easier. Simply print and photocopy the evaluation.
My students love this TV show and even more, they continue watching the show after we are done with our unit.
I have created listening comprehensions for other episodes of the first season of Modern Family. It is therefore perfect to assess the progression of a student’s learning. In addition, the level of difficulty progresses as the season advances. It can also help you create an entire Modern Family unit through which you can explore the different meanings of family and kinds of relationships.
Notes from my past experiences and my applied linguistics studies if this evaluation is intended for ESL/EFL learners:
Linguistics and language acquisition studies show that active listening, such as completing a listening comprehension evaluation, benefits ESL learners much more than passive listening. It gives their listening a purpose and focuses students on trying to figure out the words and meaning.
According to language learning studies, the use of authentic material (meant for first language) provides more benefits than adapted material.
If possible, do not use subtitles when presenting a TV show or movie. My experience has shown me that students focus too much on reading the subtitles instead of trying to listen for understanding. Students may feel overwhelmed the first time but they will gain in confidence over time.
If there is a possibility, try to have each student watch and answer the listening comprehension individually. Provide them with a time frame as to when they must have completed the evaluation and returned it to the teacher. This way you are certain to evaluate their listening skills and not their abilities to listen and write all at once. It also helps students with learning difficulties.
Total Pages
5 pages
Answer Key
Included

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This is a listening comprehension for the 1st episode of the first season of the TV show The Big Bang Theory.
Formatting and the answer key will make your life easier. Simply print and photocopy the evaluation.
You will see The Big Bang Theory is a favorite among teenagers!!! My students love it and even more, they continue watching the show after we are done with our unit.
NOTE: I created the evaluation for the first episode for a more advanced group and this first evaluation is more difficult than the following ones.
notes from my past experiences and my applied linguistics studies if this evaluation is intended for ESL/EFL learners:
Linguistics and language acquisition studies show that active listening, such as completing a listening comprehension evaluation, benefits ESL learners much more than passive listening. It gives their listening a purpose and focuses students on trying to figure out the words and meaning.
According to language learning studies, the use of authentic material (meant for first language) provides more benefits than adapted material.
If possible, do not use subtitles when presenting a TV show or movie. My experience has shown me that students focus too much on reading the subtitles instead of trying to listen for understanding. Students may feel overwhelmed the first time but they will gain in confidence over time.
If there is a possibility, try to have each student watch and answer the listening comprehension individually. Provide them with a time frame as to when they must have completed the evaluation and returned it to the teacher. This way you are certain to evaluate their listening skills and not their abilities to listen and write all at once. It also helps students with learning difficulties.
Total Pages
5 pages
Answer Key
Included

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This is a listening comprehension for the 4th episode of the Netflix series Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.
The document is already formatted so you only have to print the needed pages and makes copies. As always, the document also includes the answer key. Finally, I have also included a writing journal for the students to complete either at school or at home. It provides students with an opportunity to reinvest their understanding of the episode and of the series.
I have created listening comprehensions for other episodes of the series. The difficulty level of the listening comprehensions progresses as the series advances. It is therefore perfect to assess the progression of a student’s learning.
Notes from my past experiences and my applied linguistics studies if this evaluation is intended for ESL/EFL learners:
Linguistics and language acquisition studies show that active listening, such as completing a listening comprehension evaluation, benefits ESL learners much more than passive listening. It gives their listening a purpose and focuses students on trying to figure out the words and meaning.
According to language learning studies, the use of authentic material (meant for first language) provides more benefits than adapted material.
If possible, do not use subtitles when presenting a TV show or movie. My experience has shown me that students focus too much on reading the subtitles instead of trying to listen for understanding. Students may feel overwhelmed the first time but they will gain in confidence over time.
If there is a possibility, try to have each student watch and answer the listening comprehension individually. Provide them with a time frame as to when they must have completed the evaluation and returned it to the teacher. This way you are certain to evaluate their listening skills and not their abilities to listen and write all at once. It also helps students with learning difficulties.

*** answer key included
This is a listening comprehension for the 5th episode of the Netflix series Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.
The document is already formatted so you only have to print the needed pages and makes copies. As always, the document also includes the answer key. Finally, I have also included a writing journal for the students to complete either at school or at home. It provides students with an opportunity to reinvest their understanding of the episode and of the series.
I have created listening comprehensions for other episodes of the series. The difficulty level of the listening comprehensions progresses as the series advances. It is therefore perfect to assess the progression of a student’s learning.
Notes from my past experiences and my applied linguistics studies if this evaluation is intended for ESL/EFL learners:
Linguistics and language acquisition studies show that active listening, such as completing a listening comprehension evaluation, benefits ESL learners much more than passive listening. It gives their listening a purpose and focuses students on trying to figure out the words and meaning.
According to language learning studies, the use of authentic material (meant for first language) provides more benefits than adapted material.
If possible, do not use subtitles when presenting a TV show or movie. My experience has shown me that students focus too much on reading the subtitles instead of trying to listen for understanding. Students may feel overwhelmed the first time but they will gain in confidence over time.
If there is a possibility, try to have each student watch and answer the listening comprehension individually. Provide them with a time frame as to when they must have completed the evaluation and returned it to the teacher. This way you are certain to evaluate their listening skills and not their abilities to listen and write all at once. It also helps students with learning difficulties.

A workbook for ESL or EFL students. This is the second of two workbooks. (First one is entitled &quot;Nadine’s English Corner for the Utterly Confused.) The second workbook is aimed at students typically in secondary 4 or 5. Each workbook can stand on its own.
The workbook contains grammar rules and exercises. It is divided in three grammatical sections: verbs, noun phrases and sentence structure. There are two appendixes: vocabulary and writing journals.

TOPIC: Skilled for Life
Based on material from previous ministerial examinations, this file is a practice ministerial examination for Quebec secondary 5 students who are part of the English as a Second Language, Core Program. The file includes a preparation booklet, a writing booklet, a final copy booklet and discussion questions. Basically, everything a teacher needs to get his or her students to practice, improve and get ready for the end-of-the-year ministerial examinations.
This file is meant for Quebec secondary 5 students who are completing their English as a Second Language, Core Program. It duplicates what the students will have to accomplish for their final ministerial evaluation, meaning reading and learning about an assigned topic; then, discussing the assigned topic with other students; and finally, writing an argumentative essay about the topic.
I use this document to help my student practice before their final examination. It reduces their stress and helps them understand what will be expected of them.
In addition, it allows me to assess and mostly identify problematics students could encounter before their official ministerial examination.
NOTE:
Hand out the preparation booklet
Allow a set time for students to read, fill out and mostly, learn about the topic at hand. ( I usually give them a few days)
Have students discuss what they have read and learn about it the booklet. Students can share and discuss their answers to the various questions found within the preparation booklet.
Divide students into groups of four and give each students two questions, taken from the discussion questions section of this file, which also includes an evaluation grid.
Tell the students that they must discuss together using the assigned questions for at least 15 minutes.
on a following period, pick up their preparation booklet (the ministry does not allow students to have access to their preparation booklet while writing their text) and hand out the writing and final copy booklets. Students should take no longer than 120 minutes to complete the writing task.

A workbook for ESL or EFL students. This is the first of two workbooks. (Second one is entitled &quot;Nadine’s English Corner for the Not-So Utterly Confused.) The first workbook is aimed at students typically in secondary 1, 2 or 3.
The workbook contains grammar rules and exercises. It is divided in three grammatical sections: verbs, noun phrases and sentence structure. There are two appendixes: vocabulary and writing journals.

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A listening comprehension for the 2009 animated movie A Christmas Carol.
This evaluation contains a short-answer section for 20 points (identify the characters and complete the dialogues) and a long-answer section for 30 points (16 questions).
I also included 3 questions in a writing journal section. This section has its own evaluation grid.
Total Pages: 10 pages
Answer Key: Included

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A listening comprehension for the movie Akeelah and the Bee.
This evaluation contains a short-answer section for 30 points (vocabulary and etymology) and a long-answer section for 40 points (22 questions).
I also included a writing journal with three different tasks. The first one is about etymology; the second is about morphemes; and the last one is a more general opinion question.
Total Pages: 13 pages
Answer Key: Included

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A listening comprehension for the movie Alice Through the Looking Glass.
This evaluation contains a short-answer section for 20 points (identify the characters and complete the dialogues) and a long-answer section for 30 points (17 questions).
I also included 3 questions in a writing journal section. This section has its own evaluation grid.
Total Pages: 10 pages
Answer Key: Included

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a listening comprehension for the 1999 movie 10 Things I Hate About You.
It includes 20 long-answer questions, one of which is an opinion/essay question)
Total Pages: 6 pages
Answer Key: Included